text_original: But he was also served by a well  organised body of officials, from the great officers ol State, the " Illustres," as they were called, down to the junior clerks, policemen and others who stood on the bottom rung of the ladder, up which they might hop* to climb to higher office.
text_transcription: BUT HE WAS ALSO SERVED BY A WELL ORGANIZED BODY OF OFFICIALS FROM THE GREAT OFFICERS OF THE STATE THE ILLUSTROUS AS THEY WERE CALLED DOWN TO THE JUNIOR CLERKS POLICEMEN AND OTHERS WHO STOOD ON THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER UP WHICH THEY MIGHT HOPE TO CLIMB TO HIGHER OFFICE
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈɜːvd baɪ ɐ wˈɛl ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd bˈɑːdi ʌv əfˈɪʃəlz, fɹʌmðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɑːfɪsɚz ˈɑːl stˈeɪt, ðə " ˈɪlʌstɚz," æz ðeɪ wɜː kˈɔːld, dˌaʊn tə ðə dʒˈuːnjɚ klˈɜːks, pəlˈiːsmɛn ænd ˈʌðɚz hˌuː stˈʊd ɔnðə bˈɑːɾəm ɹˈʌŋ ʌvðə lˈædɚ, ˌʌp wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ mˌaɪt hˈɑːp ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk tə klˈaɪm tə hˈaɪɚɹ ˈɑːfɪs.